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1 Ideas about reincarnation |
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Seven sources of modern belief in reincarnation |
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The reincarnation hypothesis compared with other concepts |
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2 Historical beliefs in reincarnation |
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Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
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Gnostic, mystic and esoteric movements |
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3 Esotericists on reincarnation |
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The higher and lower self: individuality and personality |
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Intermission and change of gender |
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The evolution of humankind |
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Between death and rebirth |
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Intermission and change of gender |
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Reincarnation and karma in societal development |
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4 Psychic information about past lives |
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Past-life memories and psychic abilities |
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People with psychic impressions of their own past lives |
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Psychic information about past lives of others |
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Discarnates about reincarnation |
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Obsessions and reincarnation |
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The Loehr--Daniels readings |
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Ruth Montgomery and Jane Roberts |
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5 Young children who remember previous lives |
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The life work of Ian Stevenson |
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Children in the West who remember past lives |
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Statistics about child cases |
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6 Past-life recall of adults |
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Recognition of places at first sight |
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Recognition of people at first sight |
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Recollection triggered by objects, pictures or books |
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Recollection triggered by similar situations |
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Recollection under extraordinary circumstances |
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Adult recollections: a summary |
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7 Regression: induced memories of past lives |
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Hypnosis and trance in regressions |
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Reliving and regression induced by magnetism |
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Past-life recall induced by imagination or focusing |
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Other entries to past lives |
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8 New Age explorations of previous lives |
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New Age: unleashing the intuition |
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Famous past lives and ingathering |
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9 Investigating apparent memories |
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Alternative explanations of past-life recall |
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Demonstrating reincarnation in specific cases, testing dubious episodes |
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Demonstrating reincarnation |
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Research into the nature of past-life memory |
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Identification procedures |
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Suggestions for further research |
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10 Experiences before and during birth |
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The descent and pregnancy; birthmarks |
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The moment of birth and the natal chart; karmic astrology |
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Receiving or rejecting the newborn |
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11 The death experience and beyond |
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What happens when you die? |
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Past-life memories of dying |
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The role of intermission in the reincarnation cycle |
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12 The distant past, the future, pre-human and non-human experiences |
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Evolutionary patterns of souls |
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Non-human lifetimes; identification instead of reincarnation |
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Progressions to the future |
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13 Karmic and dharmic connections between lifetimes |
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Natural and moral interpretations of karma |
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Retention: continuity through lifetimes |
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Repercussion: undigested after-effects from previous lives |
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Fruition: the fruits of experiences and activities in next lifetimes |
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Overview on causal connections |
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Evolution, education and self-development; development aims |
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Development stages and development disorders |
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Psychological and educational connections between lives |
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Free choice: suspension, selection, preference and mission |
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Freedom and arbitrariness |
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Life plan and course of life; three reincarnation patterns |
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14 The soul and its personalities |
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Our discarnate identity, larger self and life plan |
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The reality of personalities from past lives; pseudo-obsessions and obsessions |
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The appearance of personalities during regressions |
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15 An empirical vision of reincarnation |
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General ideas about reincarnation |
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Similarities and differences between lives |
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The process of incarnation |
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Indications and counter indications |
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Five different schools of past-life therapy |
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Epilogue: Reincarnation and the art of living |
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The main insights deriving from reincarnation |
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Recommendations deriving from reincarnation insights |
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| Glossary |
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| Bibliography |
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| General index |
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| Index of names |
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